Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

graduate research program. At Trine University, a small private school in An- gola, Indiana, he focused on undergraduate education while teaching ten different courses ranging from introductory freshman courses to senior capstone. Scott also served as an advisor to many different un- dergraduate research projects. He then moved on to Michigan State University and took a position as a teaching specialist concentrating on undergraduate classroom instruction. Scott finally settled at York College of Pennsylvania. He has been at York College for over ten years and feels as if he has found a place where the focus on teaching and students aligns well with his background and interests.Dr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

accredited programare well equipped for industry. Open-ended problems solved in a group setting have the ability tosatisfy many ABET outcomes at once, most notably outcomes one, two and five. The firstoutcome, “an ability to formulate, and solve complex engineering problems,” students don’tusually engage in until their capstone design course, although an OEMP will expose students tocomplex engineering problems that are solvable with their level of engineering and appliedphysics knowledge. The second ABET outcome, “an ability to apply engineering design toproduce solutions that meet specified needs” including socio technical factors, is difficult tofulfill with closed ended problems, because there is no one correct solution for any engineeringproblem